The Shrubs, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
About The Shrubs
The Shrubs is a detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7TD). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump.
Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 sits 325.1% above the 1996 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Shrubs has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Shrubs's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 1996Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7TD: £410,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in ME9 7TD
Maybank, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
Sold Dec 2022
£1,040,0002 Mill Cottages, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
Sold May 2019
£325,000Hilltop, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
Sold Apr 2018
£1,000,0001 Mill Cottages, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
Sold Nov 2017
£321,000Fairway, Mill Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TD
Sold Nov 2015
£410,000
Everything we know about The Shrubs, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Mill Lane homes
Price per m² for The Shrubs lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,067
Street avg £3,476
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB